Daily Republican., 1887-08-09
NEWS SUMMARY.

Tho McasrIgis Csss-sunocsted with
Gas -The Volunteer Ahead-Hsgh
Uhissss Ohiciais TO Arrive at San
Francisco.
A special Grand Jury Is to be called
in Chicago. The first business will be
the investigation Of the conspiracy that
ended In the flight Of McGarigie. "The
paint and putty job. the biggest steal
the county suffered in any one transac.
tion engineered by the boodlcrs, will
then claim their attention" Tne evi
dence In the McGartRle case will be laid
bsfore tho Department of State ct
Washington, and II the authorities
there can act under the law they will
he urged TO demand Of the Canadian
Government that McGarigle be deiiv.
cred up.
William Sampson and Jamee Her
ron, employee OF the CHARTERS Valley
Natural Gas o., were sudocAted yes.
tsrday by escaping gas while repairing
regulator under CHARTERS street In
Allegheny City, Pennsylvania. The
reeu, at0r Ii In q small subserranean
apartment six feet below the street, and
an immense volume OF gas burst forth
from the regulator. After so minutes
the gas was turned of, aud the men
brought to the surface.
The yachts competing for the Morgan
cups started from Cottage City, Mssss-
chusetts, NJ 2 o'clock on Monday morn
ing Tor Marb' eheAd. The last despatch
received was to the effect that the race
would not be finished until thig morn
ing. The Volunteer passed High and
Light at ii 40 p. NJ, moving with abou
, Q four knot breeze. She was leading
the fl.es by mere than two miller.
The State Depar uent has received |
oablegram from Consul Kennedy, q
Shanghai, to ths effect that come higl
Uninose officials will arrive at San Fran
cisco about the end Of August on i'm
2 portant business. Nothing more thai
: 10 contain+d in the telegram 10 know
: at the Department.
. A despatch from Cheboygau, Mich
gan, says that village is enveloped Il
: dense smoke from fires wbioh are de
: stroying much valuable tim Der In tina
vicinity. The drouth in that sec 10
. has been pro.racted, 0nd ali kinds q
vegetation has beea burned up.
8 Horace Abbott, founder Of the Gel,
= brated Abbott Irou Works, died Mon
= day at his country seat near Baltimor'
y ageG 81 yesrs. Mr. Abbott made
q iron monitors for the United States an
South American Governments.
!. A young Princeton student name
10 Truesdel. became exhapsted whi
!. bathing at Asbury Park, New Jerse!
Il. Monday. Frank Williams, the batbin
d master, went TO his rescue, hut sleo b.
d came exhausted and was drowned.
q A despatch from Savannah. Georgia
says riss in the river threatens I.
: almost complete destruction OF thra'
fourths Of 10 0c0 acres Of rice in the 81
vapnah river ho,tone. The loss wi
probably reach Sl6O,0e0
Intelligence was received at LOG
Haven, Pa on Monday evening, of Il
J murder OF o man named C1lby and h
\. wife, In their house on the mountain
" south of that city, on Sunday night.
Secretary Bsyard has accepted On 1
vitation 10 deliver An address of w
come to the International Medical Go
gross, which will meet In Washingt!
ON September 5sh.
{ Reports have been received at L
p conia that there Was heavy frost
different looalitie8 around Lake Wi
aepesaukse on Sunday night, but !
~ serious damage to crops Is anticipate
=, The issue OF standard silver .dolla
II from the mints during the week end,
VI August 9th, was $472 2i3. Toe ist'
} during the corresponding period Of Ia
ct year was S555, 1913.
~ The steamship Circassis, which Z
- rived at New York yesterday. brouG
2. the topnlast and o spare spar belongil
, to the Scotch cutter Thistle. They q
IL Of elbow pine.
At least 1000 persons attended t
picnic given by Father Nash, OF Coat
", willie, and his congregation last SatI
IN DAY at Birmingham Park.